Bickham v. REYNOLDS ET UX

(Pro Tempore)

This action was brought by Constance Bickham, the plaintiff, a tenant in the apartment house owned by the defendants, asking damages for injuries sustained as the result of a fall on the back stairway of the leased premises. The plaintiff alleges that the defendants were negligent in failing to repair the stairway.

The defendants appeal from a jury verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $5,000.

At the close of plaintiff’s case the defendants moved for a nonsuit, and at the conclusion of the testimony, moved for a directed verdict. Both motions were denied.

On…